System Administration Guide: Security Services

Managing Audit Records (Task Map)

The following task map points to procedures for selecting, analyzing, and managing audit records.

Task	Description	For Instructions
Display the formats of audit records	Shows the kind of information that is collected for an audit event, and the order in which the information is presented.	How to Display Audit Record Formats
Merge audit records	Combines audit files from several machines into one audit trail.	How to Merge Audit Files From the Audit Trail
Select records to examine	Selects particular events for study.	How to Select Audit Events From the Audit Trail
Display audit records	Enables you to view binary audit records.	How to View the Contents of Binary Audit Files
Clean up incorrectly named audit files	Provides an end timestamp to audit files that were inadvertently left open by the audit service.	How to Clean Up a `not_terminated` Audit File
Prevent audit trail overflow	Prevents the audit file systems from becoming full.	How to Prevent Audit Trail Overflow